Working for peanuts

PAYDAY IN MANDALAY

“Working for peanuts”  means toiling for a very low wage. Sometimes, unfairly low.

Many have been wondering where this expression came from. What were its origins? Was it anything real? Is there anyone out there receiving a meager paycheck made of ground crops?

I went to a remote corner of this world and discovered that some slang has, well, a grain of truth.

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